Paul Nicklen Explained

Paul Nicklen
Birth Name:	Paul Nicklen
Birth Date:	21 July 1968
Birth Place:	Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada
Alma Mater:	University of Victoria
Occupation:	photojournalist
Employer:	National Geographic
Known For:	Author, Polar Obsession, Photographer, National Geographic Magazine.

Paul Nicklen (born July 21, 1968) is a Canadian photographer, film-maker, author and marine biologist.

Early life

Paul Nicklen was born on July 21, 1968, in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada. By the mid-seventies, Paul's family - made up of his parents, a teacher and mechanic, and his brother, moved to the tiny Inuit town of Baffin Island in Canada’s Arctic Circle. The Nicklen family was one of four non-Inuit families in the area, as mentioned in his book Born To Ice.

Career

Since the beginning of his career in conservation photography, Nicklen has quickly become the only Canadian photographer for National Geographic Magazine,^[1] and has published eleven stories for National Geographic. Along with these feats, he is a member of the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP). He has written several books. Major exhibits of his work include Extreme Exposure at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles, California in 2009^[2] and most recently, he opened the Paul Nicklen Gallery in Soho, New York City, New York in April 2017^[3] as a space for conservationist photographers and other artists to participate in the fine art scene.

In 2011, Nicklen was a speaker at TED2011.

In 2014, Nicklen co-founded,^[4] an organization that uses visual storytelling and photography to further the cause of ocean conservation with modern conservation photography pioneer Cristina Mittermeier. The foundation is a non-profit.^[5]

Awards

Nicklen has been awarded the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the World Press Photo for Photojournalism."^[6] He has also received awards from Pictures of the Year International,^[7] Communication Arts,^[8] and the Natural Resources Defense Council BioGems Visionary Award.

A short list of awards includes:

• World Press Photo First Prize, Nature Stories 2003 ^[9]
• World Press Photo First Prize, Nature Stories 2006^[10]
• World Press Photo Second prize, Nature Stories 2007^[11]
• World Press Photo Third Prize, Nature Stories 2007^[12]
• World Press Photo First Prize, Nature Stories 2009^[13]
• World Press Photo First Prize, Nature Stories 2010^[14]
• Award of Excellence, Pictures of the Year International Competition 2010^[15]
• Wildlife Photographer of the Year, BBC Wildlife and Natural History Museum 2012^[16]
• World Press Photo First Prize, Nature Stories 2013^[17]
• Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada^[18]
• Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada^[19]

Magazine articles

• National Geographic South Georgia (December 2009)^[20]
• National Geographic Svalbard (April 2009)^[21]
• National Geographic Sailfish (September 2008)^[22]
• National Geographic Hunting Narwhals (August 2007)^[23]
• National Geographic Vanishing Sea Ice (June 2007)^[24]
• National Geographic Leopard Seals (November 2006)^[25]
• National Geographic Where Currents Collide (August 2006)^[26]

4 other stories by Paul Nicklen can be found on the National Geographic website.

Books

• Seasons of the Arctic – 2000, Sierra Club Books, San Francisco
• Polar Obsession – 2009, National Geographic Society
• Bear-Spirit of the Wild – 2013, National Geographic Society
• Photographing Wild - Techniques of a National Geographic photographer (eBook) - 2016, paulnicklen.com
• Born to Ice - 2018, teNeues Publishing Company

Notes and References

1. Web site: Photographer Paul Nicklen Biography – National Geographic . Photography.nationalgeographic.com . June 27, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120428173203/http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photographers/photographer-paul-nicklen.html . April 28, 2012 .
2. http://www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org/exhibitions/ee_exhibit.asp
3. Web site: Cain. Abigail. 2017-04-21. National Geographic Photographer Opens SoHo Gallery to Inspire Next Gen of Eco-Warriors. 2021-03-31. Artsy. en.
4. Web site: SeaLegacy. 2024-06-09. en-US.
5. Web site: About The Wildlife Photographer Paul Nicklen. 2021-03-31. Paul Nicklen. en-US.
6. Web site: Paul Nicklen. 2021-03-31. International Photography Hall of Fame. en-US.
7. Web site: Pictures of the Year International . Poyi.org . June 27, 2012.
8. Web site: Communication Arts . Commarts.com . June 27, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120620130309/http://www.commarts.com/competitions/photography . June 20, 2012 . dead .
9. Web site: 2003, Paul Nicklen, 1st prize, Nature stories . Archive.worldpressphoto.org . October 20, 2002 . June 27, 2012.
10. Web site: 2006, Paul Nicklen, 1st prize, Nature stories . Archive.worldpressphoto.org . June 27, 2012.
11. Web site: 2007, Paul Nicklen, 2nd prize, Nature stories . Archive.worldpressphoto.org . June 27, 2012.
12. Web site: 2007, Paul Nicklen, 3rd prize, Nature stories . Archive.worldpressphoto.org . June 27, 2012.
13. Web site: 2009, Paul Nicklen, 1st prize, Nature stories . Archive.worldpressphoto.org . June 27, 2012.
14. Web site: About The Wildlife Photographer Paul Nicklen. 2021-03-31. Paul Nicklen. en-US.
15. Web site: About The Wildlife Photographer Paul Nicklen. 2021-03-31. Paul Nicklen. en-US.
16. Web site: About The Wildlife Photographer Paul Nicklen. 2021-03-31. Paul Nicklen. en-US.
17. Web site: About The Wildlife Photographer Paul Nicklen. 2021-03-31. Paul Nicklen. en-US.
18. Web site: About The Wildlife Photographer Paul Nicklen. 2021-03-31. Paul Nicklen. en-US.
19. Web site: About The Wildlife Photographer Paul Nicklen. 2021-03-31. Paul Nicklen. en-US.
20. Web site: South Georgia — National Geographic Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20091120050241/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/12/south-georgia/brower-text . dead . November 20, 2009 . Ngm.nationalgeographic.com . May 15, 2012 . June 27, 2012.
21. Web site: Svalbard — National Geographic Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20090321012558/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/04/svalbard/barcott-text . dead . March 21, 2009 . Ngm.nationalgeographic.com . May 15, 2012 . June 27, 2012.
22. Web site: Sailfish – National Geographic Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20080822100442/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/sailfish/holland-text . dead . August 22, 2008 . Ngm.nationalgeographic.com . May 15, 2012 . June 27, 2012.
23. Web site: Hunting Narwhals – National Geographic Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20080322010033/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/08/hunting-narwhals/hunting-narwhals-text . dead . March 22, 2008 . Ngm.nationalgeographic.com . May 15, 2012 . June 27, 2012.
24. Web site: Vanishing Sea Ice – National Geographic Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20080326180300/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/06/vanishing-sea-ice/sea-ice-text . dead . March 26, 2008 . Ngm.nationalgeographic.com . May 15, 2012 . June 27, 2012.
25. Web site: Leopard Seals – National Geographic Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20080910032855/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/11/leopard-seals/heacox-text . dead . September 10, 2008 . Ngm.nationalgeographic.com . May 15, 2012 . June 27, 2012.
26. Web site: Where Currents Collide – National Geographic Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20081015213036/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/08/currents-collide/nicklen-text . dead . October 15, 2008 . Ngm.nationalgeographic.com . May 15, 2012 . June 27, 2012.